Table 1 |
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Patients characteristics |
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Young |
Older |
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Age (years) |
51.8 ± 8.9° |
82.4 ± 4.7 |
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Right/Left |
7/5 |
6/6 |
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Hernia (Type Nyhus) II |
6 |
7 |
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III A |
6 |
5 |
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Body Mass Index (Kg/m2) |
26 ± 8 |
31 ± 11 |
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Anesthesiologic grading (ASA) I |
8 |
6 |
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II |
4 |
6 |
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Duration of the operation (min) |
29 ± 9 |
31 ± 15 |
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Hospital discharge (hours) |
16 ± 5 |
17 ± 4.5 |
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Complications |
0 |
0 |
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° Significant differences Young vs. Older p = .01 (t Student 's test). |
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Di Vita et al. Immunity & Ageing 2006 3:3 doi:10.1186/1742-4933-3-3 |
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